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Federal highway m 2 crimea. M2 - Crimea - M2 - Crimea - Highways - Gas stations

Providing high-quality transport links in the direction Moscow - Crimea has been a pressing issue for a long time. It acquired particular relevance after joining Crimean peninsula to the Russian Federation. One of the main roads providing communication between Moscow and Simferopol is the M2 highway. Let's take a look at the history of this highway and find out about its pressing problems.

General characteristics

Motorway M2 "Crimea" is part of the European route E105 Kirkenes (Norway) - Yalta. It stretches from the capital of Russia to the Nekhoteyevka multilateral automobile checkpoint in the Kursk region on the Russian-Ukrainian border. It runs through the territories of five administrative units: Moscow Region, Tula, Oryol, Kursk, Belgorod. The total length of the route is 720 kilometers. From Moscow to Tula, it is a high-speed highway 155 kilometers long. Further, the route to the very Ukrainian border is an ordinary highway. There are six petrol stations on the highway. The average distance between them is 73 kilometers.

Coating quality

The M-2 "Crimea" motor road has an asphalt concrete hard surface throughout its entire length. It seems to be of better quality on the high-speed section of the highway from Moscow to Tula. The coating in the Belgorod region is also well preserved. But on the territory of the Kursk region, the road has the most various defects. At the same time, there is a constant patching of the track surface. The width of the roadway varies from eight to ten meters.

The quality of the coating can also be judged by the photos posted in this review.

Route history

The Crimean tract has been known since the Middle Ages. Initially, it began on the territory of the modern Dnipropetrovsk region in Ukraine and stretched to the peninsula. It was a trade road along which salt was imported from Crimea to the territory of Ukraine, and in the opposite direction - grain and some other products.

With the annexation of the Hetmanate to the Russian kingdom, the trade route began to stretch all the way to Moscow. In the middle of the 19th century, a road was built that connected Moscow and Kharkov. Immediately in the post-war years, they created highway No. 4 Moscow - Simferopol, passing through Kharkov, which already had a hard asphalt surface.

Construction of the M2 highway

The idea of \u200b\u200bbuilding a modern Moscow-Crimea highway arose with the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union. It was planned that this would be a high-speed analogue of the existing road. However, in many areas new track M2 - reconstruction of the old highway. But by the beginning of the Olympics, it was only possible to build a segment that passed through the territory of the Moscow region, and even then not completely. By 1983, the route was extended only to Serpukhov. At the same time, the construction of the Trosna - Tula section began.

By the end of the 1980s, most of the work on the reconstruction of the old route was not yet completed. Since the beginning of the 90s, the project was largely curtailed, and reconstruction was carried out only from time to time, sporadically. The highway itself, which was planned to be built to the Crimea, was brought only to Tula. She had a section of 155 km.

The further fate of the track

With the liquidation of the Soviet Union, the M2 Moscow-Crimea highway lost its former transport and economic importance. In fact, it was divided between two states: Russia and Ukraine. This direction of traffic was not a priority in any of these countries, the traffic load was significantly reduced. In this regard, the Russian authorities paid more attention to the development of roads in the Volga region and Siberia. It was from the moment of the collapse of the USSR that the highway acquired its present name in the classification of Russian highways - the M2 “Crimea” highway.

During the 90s of the XX century, virtually no work on the reconstruction of the road was carried out. By the end of the first decade of the 21st century, a 12-kilometer stretch was reconstructed. Now the highway reached the intersection with the R-132 highway.

Perspectives

In 2012, the administration of the Tula region announced that it intends to initiate further construction of the highway up to the Ukrainian border. At present, we can say that the M-2 highway in the Moscow - Tula section has been completely reconstructed. Further repair of the highway is still in question. Actually, from Tula to the Ukrainian border and further along the territory of Ukraine, the highway is a road built in the post-war years.

It is planned that in the near future the M2 highway will be paid. Rather, the payment will be taken for travel on the site from the 21st to the 108th kilometer. This section of the highway, known as the Simferopol highway, is completely located on the territory of the Moscow region. It is planned to build twenty-one points, where they will take payment for travel.

At present, the fate of the route is largely related to foreign policy issues. On the one hand, after the annexation of Crimea to Russia in 2014, the M2 highway began to be viewed as a more promising direction. But on the other hand, the significantly deteriorated relations between Ukraine and Russia influenced the fact that the traffic flow along the highway was significantly reduced. Thus, the M2 highway as the main transport direction when traveling to Crimea can be considered only after the normalization of relations with Ukraine.

Route

The M2 highway originates in Moscow, more precisely, at the intersection of the Moscow ring road and the Warsaw highway. Before crossing with MMK, the road has 3 lanes in each direction. After MMK, the M2 highway narrows to two lanes. Then the highway crosses "Bolshaya betonka".

Then the route passes through the bridge along the Oka River, through the city of Serpukhov, and runs through the territory of the Tula region. At the 155th kilometer, the highway breaks off, and an ordinary highway goes to Tula, which is a section of the old Moscow - Simferopol highway. The highway itself bends around Tula from the west and ends at the intersection with the Kaluga-Ryazan road.

At this point, the main highway ends, and further towards the border with Ukraine, the Moscow-Crimea road is an ordinary highway. After Tula, the route runs through the territory of the Oryol region, bypassing such large cities as Oryol and Mtsensk, and crosses the borders of the Kursk region. After the road goes around the city of Kursk, it runs through the territory of the Belgorod region, the administrative center of which, Belgorod, also remains on the sidelines. The end of the route is considered to be the state border of Russia and Ukraine, namely the Nekhoteevka multilateral automobile checkpoint.

Ukrainian section of the road

Although the Ukrainian section of the Moscow-Simferopol road is an actual continuation of the M2 highway, it officially bears a different name - M20. This road runs from the Ukrainian multilateral automobile checkpoint "Goptovka" to Kharkov. After that, the highway takes the name M-29 and goes to Novomoskovsk in the Dnepropetrovsk region as a high-speed road. After that, the number of the highway changes to M-18, and it stretches to the borders of the Crimea. On the territory of Crimea, the route goes through Simferopol to Yalta. According to the Ukrainian classification, it is called 35A002, and according to the Russian - P20. It is in Yalta that the European route E105 ends.

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The M2 highway on the section from Moscow to Serpukhov is a modern highway without pedestrian crossings, intersections and level crossings. Here the road goes into two lanes in each direction and is equipped with a dividing strip (from 21 kilometers).

The road surface of the section of the M2 highway from Moscow to Serpukhov does not cause censure and is quite often repaired. Traffic jams are a natural phenomenon near our capital and in it, there is nowhere without them. You can take a detour, but here, as they say, how lucky.

The only thing that can be advised is to drive up to Moscow in the middle of the night, and leave it in the morning and preferably not on weekends. There are more than enough cameras, radars and traffic police patrol cars on the section of the road from Moscow to Serpukhov.

Professional medical care can be provided at 36, 51.74 kilometers of the road. Roadside service on this section of the M2 highway is excellently developed. Near the road there are cafes and restaurants, hotels and shops, gas stations, service stations and tire shops.

M2 road, route Serpukhov - Tula

From Serpukhov to Tula, you need to drive 91 kilometers along the M2 "Crimea" highway. The road surface on this section is also quite good, although in the Tula region the road will go into one lane for each direction. A dividing strip has been installed up to 130 kilometers of the M2 highway. A section of the road from 123 to 156 kilometers requires reconstruction (they promise to be repaired in 2013).

At the moment, the most difficult part of the route is the bridge over the Oka River. This fall, repairs began here and, accordingly, the throughput of the highway was reduced. It is in this place that traffic jams often accumulate now, which on weekends stretch up to 7-10 kilometers.

Bypassing this section of the route is not rational due to the fact that the nearest bridge across the Oka is not very close. The best way to get past the traffic jam is to cross the bridge at night. One good thing is that they promise to finish the renovation by the new year. Further, a congestion can lie in wait on the Tula bypass road, and many advise to go through the city (you can save time, at the same time buy gingerbread).

You enter the city and follow the signs to the Kaluzhskoe highway and again to the M2 highway. In the opposite direction, enter Tula from the Kaluga highway and return to the road to Moscow from the Moscow highway. Lighting is being actively installed along the entire length of the road (including junctions) in the Tula Region.

Drivers need to pay special attention to some sections of the M2 highway from Serpukhov to Tula, namely at 136 km of a sharp turn and at 137, 138, 140, 143, 147, 153, 163,173 km of sharp descents and ascents.

Medical assistance can be obtained only in large settlements or on 167 and 190 kilometers of the road. There are many traffic police fighters on this section of the route, cameras and radars too. There is a stationary post for 170 kilometers of the road.

In the Tula region, the traffic police jealously monitors the intersection of solid lines. It is often possible to find on the side of the road a “no overtaking” sign on a stick dug into the ground, next to a broken marking line, and further in the bushes the crew is in full readiness to grab the offender. The sign is displayed in dangerous places of the road, and why the line is not a continuous one is a big question.

Be vigilant and do not violate traffic rules. Roadside service on this section of the M2 highway is not poorly developed. There will be no problems with refueling, nor with places where you can eat or sleep.

Moscow - Crimea route, Tula - Orel route

From Tula to Orel it is necessary to overcome 190 kilometers along the M2 highway. In the Oryol region, the roads are also narrow, but with a good road surface and many turns to secondary roads. In no case do not overtake on the lane intended for turning, the chances of meeting with the traffic police crew standing after the intersection are very high.

In addition, you should not overtake where there are prohibitory signs. A favorite place for catching violators by traffic police officers 30 kilometers from Oryol, where new asphalt is laid, there are no markings and there is a sign prohibiting overtaking.

In addition, many note that traffic police crews can follow you, and for a long time, waiting for you to break the rules. In general, traffic police posts are located at 204, 293, 304, 333, kilometer of the M2 highway. There are medical aid points at 210, 245, 248, 329.365 kilometers of the road.

Pay attention to the 268 kilometer of the road, where there is a sharp turn. This year, on the section of the road from Tula to Orel, massive repairs and reconstructions were carried out, an overpass is being built across the railway tracks in the area of \u200b\u200bthe city of Plavsk (261 kilometers). A common disease of the M2 highway can be called the deep, without fences and very shabby shoulders.

Although the roads are being repaired, the roadside is rarely patched up, the Tula and Oryol regions are no exception. Be careful when pulling off the road, especially in the dark. Regarding places to sleep and rest, they can also be found near this section of the M2 highway. There will be no problems with catering points and gas stations, although they are found here and a little less often than, say, in the Moscow region.

Highway Moscow - Simferopol, route Orel - Kursk

From Orel to Kursk you need to drive 160 kilometers. In the Oryol region, the road surface is not bad, but in the Kursk region it is the worst part of the M2 highway in terms of road surface. Here the road is narrow, with a large rut, with bumps and completely dead shoulders.

Overtaking on this section of the road is not easy. Many people call this part of the M2 track “a path with all kinds of defects”. However, this summer the road in the Kursk region was actively repaired, somewhere in decent pieces, somewhere holes were patched. At the same time, the width of the M2 highway did not change, but the sides were leveled and widened in some places.

Now the bridge on the Kursk bypass is being actively repaired (there may be a traffic jam, many drive through the city to avoid it). In the Kursk region, it is not recommended to exceed the speed limit, since in this regard there are very vigilant traffic police inspectors. Permanent posts can be found at 388, 407, 408.466 kilometers of the M2 highway.

Also, a large number of tripod-mounted radars were seen in the Kursk region. Medical assistance can be found at 388, 437.516 kilometers of the M2 highway. Roadside service on the section of the route between Orel and Kursk is not badly developed. There are hotels and cafes, shops and gas stations.

M2 highway, route Kursk - Belgorod

The journey from Kursk to Belgorod will take 140 kilometers. In the Kursk region, as mentioned above, there is mainly a narrow road with increased rutting, with hole-and-hole repairs and bad shoulders. The road services are trying to improve this, but every year this section of the road is still the most killed.

A special road disgrace is located for about 30 kilometers, in the place where the M2 highway goes from the village of Medvenka to the town of Oboyan. The plans include the repair and reconstruction of these sections of the road, but all this will stretch until 2015.

The best and highest quality road surface is celebrated in the Belgorod Region. In some places the M2 highway runs in two lanes in the same direction. In the Belgorod region, the traffic police also zealously monitor compliance with the speed limit. Stationary posts can be found at 568, 588.633 kilometers of the M2 highway.

Qualified medical care can be obtained at 590, 650.680 kilometers. Near the M2 highway on this section, there are plenty of places to eat and sleep. There are shops and gas stations.

M2 highway, section Belgorod - border with Ukraine

From Belgorod to Nekhoteevka (to the border with Ukraine) you need to drive 38 kilometers. The M2 highway here is simply gorgeous, it is a pleasure to drive: new asphalt and two lanes in each direction of travel. There is a first-aid post on the 690th kilometer of the road. A traffic jam can lie in wait near Nekhoteevka, which is associated with the passage of the border post and customs.

In the summer there are decent queues, as an option to go through customs early in the morning or go to one of the nearest customs posts in Shebekino or Gayvoron. The disadvantage of the Gayvoronsky customs point is a piece of bad road (20 kilometers) immediately abroad through the territory of Ukraine. There shouldn't be any difficulties with passing the border and customs, especially if you prepare in advance.

Namely: collect the necessary package of documents, arrive on a weekday (better late at night). Remember, no one has the right to demand from you documents that are not indicated in the list of required documents for crossing the border.

Another tip, on the territory of Ukraine, never put your documents into the hands of inspectors of the AIM (traffic police of Ukraine), you are not obliged to do this (you can show them through the glass). When crossing the border during daylight hours, turn off the dipped headlights, this is how the AIM fighters more often calculate foreigners.

As for the infrastructure of the M2 highway in the section from Belgorod to the border with Ukraine, it is well developed. There are hotels, cafes, gas stations and shops. Also full of offices providing assistance in customs clearance and paperwork. Still experienced auto travelers, categorically do not advise refueling at the Lukoilovskaya gas station in front of Nekhoteevka. Better to use gas stations in the Oktyabrsky area.

The M2 Crimea highway is also planned to be paid, but paid sections will appear no earlier than 2015. In conclusion, I want to say, do not violate the traffic rules, stop in time for the night and lunch.

And, as always, I ask you to leave comments on the state of the M2 highway, because only together we can make the information the most relevant and truthful.

The road is completely asphalt surface. Has 1 to 4 lanes in each direction. The section between Moscow and Tula along the entire route has the status of a highway, with a permitted speed of 110 km / h. After Tula, the track turns into an ordinary road with a permitted speed of 90 km / h. All major cities encountered have bypass roads. The usual travel time from Moscow to Kursk is 6.5 to 10 hours in solo mode. The section between Moscow and Tula takes 2 hours.

Departures from cities

Driving in the direction from Moscow to Tula

22km

Position to travel to southbound located immediately after the exit from the Moscow Ring Road. To get there, just get off at the Anino metro station and walk about 1.8 km south. Despite the fact that the Moscow Ring Road is visible from the position with the naked eye, the road metric immediately informs you that you are on 22 km of the M2 highway.

The width of the roadside does not allow a problem-free stopping of transport. There is simply no place for stopping mainline tractors weighing more than 12 tons. The maximum that I myself was able to stop there was the Lawn Next with a mass of up to 5 tons. The problem is aggravated by the presence of 4 lanes for traffic and flow rates of about 80-100 km / h. It is optimal to go no closer than Serpukhov.

42km

On the section from 22 km M2 to the first turn in the direction of Klimovsk, the road has a backup, which is separated from the main road by a deaf bump stop. It is not recommended to get to this part of the terrain in any way, because you can stick it in for a very long time. After 42 km, there is no more backup.

97km Turn to Serpukhov

In order not to find yourself in a situation where you pulled to the last, and the driver is already turning in the direction of Serpukhov, I would recommend going to the gas station 1 km before turning into the city. The position for the stop there is quite adequate, there is an accelerating pocket with a gas station that can be used to stop.

156 km turn to the short bypass of Tula

If the driver is going to Kaluga or to Tula itself, he would recommend getting off at this position and catching the next car that would have followed further than Tula. Please note that Tula has two bypass roads. The long route bypasses the city in a larger arc and adjoins the short bypass for 195 km of the M2 highway. If you need to go to Tula itself, then you need to move along a short road. To get on the short road, at 156 km, you need to make a right turn, entering the overpass. A long bypass goes around the city to the east and adjoins the P-132 road, which connects Kaluga and Ryazan. By itself, the R-132 road is financed from the regional budget, and the presence of a wide roadside (as well as a good position) is rare. If your driver is going to Kaluga, he did not advise to drag out with him to the last - it is better to go to 156 km of the M2 highway

Movement in the direction from Tula to Oryol

195 km fork: Tula-Moscow-Kaluga-Ryazan

When driving along the highway from south to north, if the driver takes you to the fork, it is optimal to stop after it in order to cut off those who go in the direction of Kaluga and Ryazan. When driving from North to South, it is optimal to stop in front of the traffic police post - a landmark monument in the form of a motorcycle. In bad weather conditions, or at night, it is optimal to leave here, since the next position, where there will be good lighting and low flow rate, will be only 357 km of the M2 highway

232 km fork: М2-М4

In the interval between the villages of Lopatkovo and Lukino there is a fork that goes to the M4. If you do not want to study exits on the M4, you can use this option (theoretically). In the very place where the fork is located, the position is so-so. Better to walk 700 meters to Lukino. Immediately after the start of the settlement, there will be a convenient pocket on the right in the form of a hitchhiking stop. This is your position. In Lopatkovo itself, when driving from Moscow to the south, there will be a good cafe on the right side, both in terms of the number of dishes and prices. The only drawback is the number of tables is not large, and there is a risk that all seats will be occupied.

In 244 km Plavsk

If the driver goes to this city, he would strongly advise against delaying with him to the last, because the city is built in a hilly area, and has a great length. When driving from north to south, there are no hitchhiking positions at all. When moving from south to north, there are "ersatz positions" located on the rise. It is optimal to leave somewhere before the city. Not a very bad position in front of the city (when moving from north to south) - near the Mound of Glory.

In 284 km Chern '

The city has an even greater extent than the previous Plavsk, but the terrain is not so hilly, and the positions meet in both directions. There is a "pyaterochka" type shop (visible from the road).

293 km tavern

There is a cafe "Tula-50" in the village of Medvezhka. In which the widest selection of dishes on the M2 highway and quite reasonable prices. The operating mode is from 9 to 22.00 (information regarding the operating mode could be out of date). If your driver is there for the first time, then do not advise him to drive up to the cafe itself, especially in the off-season. There is no asphalt near the establishment, and after the rain the area turns into a swamp.

305 km tavern

Immediately after Mtsensk (when moving from South to North) on the right side of the road there will be another good cafe, but with a rank lower than 293 km. Its plus is round-the-clock operation. When driving from north to south, the position near the turn to Mtsensk will be worse than you are driving from South to North.

354 km traffic police post

If your driver is heading to the city of Oryol, he recommended that you go out right here and catch the car 30 meters from the traffic police post - it is prohibited to stop before the sign. The stream in that place moves very slowly, and the drivers have enough time to "study" you. If a stopped driver goes to one of these places: Voronezh, Lipetsk, Novosil, Bryansk and any other place, shorter than the bypass of the city of Orel, then it is better to refuse the trip. The bypass itself is 27 km long and must be driven strictly by one car. They are not often found at the most bypass position.

Movement in the direction from Oryol to Kursk

381 km end of the Oryol bypass

When driving from north to south, walk 700 meters to the south, to the nearest gas station, the position there is almost ideal, except that part of the stream will be scared off by the yellow stripe on the right. In the summer of 2017, a solid bump was installed in front of the cafe, and the area next to the catering points became unsuitable for stopping anyone. However, when driving from south to north, if your previous driver was driving to Orel or, for example, Bryansk, and offered to drop you off next to a cafe near the city, do not agree, because "the road to hell is paved with good intentions." The flow of traffic that goes to Oryol will get in the way, and not to the gaze of those who drive past the city, to watch you. If you stop right next to a cafe, then there is a risk of getting stuck for a long time. it is optimal to go 1.7 km north to the place where the bypass begins to bifurcate, the road has a slight downward slope, and the hike will not be difficult. In this case, the next stream to the city of Orel will not "get underfoot".

436 km fork M2-Zheleznogorsk

If your driver is traveling to Zheleznogorsk, then you have 3 options. The first and easiest one is to get off in the village of Zhernovets. In the village itself there is both a hitchhiking position and a hotel (right next to the hotel is the position). The second is to go straight at the fork to Zheleznogorsk. After that, you will have to walk 1 km to the end of the ascent. There, the position is almost suitable for hitchhiking, except that there is a slight slope of the terrain, which can scare off some of the loaded cars. "Small" is about 6 degrees (estimated by eye), but note that the rise is not illuminated at night. The problem is aggravated by the fact that before turning to Zheleznogorsk there is a descent on which cars accelerate to significant speeds, and at the end of the ascent they will stop and will not be happy to pick you up. Therefore, in general, the position is suitable for hitchhiking by 3 points out of 5. The third option is to walk 3.5 km from the turn to Zheleznogorsk to the village of trosna, in the village of trosna itself there is lighting.

If the driver offers to drop you off a little further than the village of Zhernovets, in the village of Nizhnee Mukhanovo (which will be 7 km closer to the fork), then do not agree! Nizhnee Mukhanovo is located in a hilly area, and you will have to stop on the rise, which will make it difficult for someone to stop.

In 440 km Trosna

When driving from south to north, at the end of the village, just after the last pedestrian crossing, there is an ideal position for stopping everything that is possible, it is illuminated at night. When driving from north to south, the position will be immediately after turning left, after entering the village.

480 km bypass village Fatezh

The terrain is hilly, there is a bump stop on each side of the road, which complicates hitchhiking. When moving in any direction, I highly discouraged entering the bypass section, due to the very small number of positions.

516 km traffic police post at the entrance to Kursk

If you and the driver need to go to Kursk, then the best way is to get out not here, but after 6 km - at the place where the bypass road crosses the street. 50 years of October, because the final stop of the route transport is just on the bypass road.

When moving from South to North, the optimal place for hitchhiking for any type of transport is 1.2 km from the post - you will see a bus stop on the right side and a convenient pocket for stopping.

At night, this section is not illuminated, it is best to stop either 300 meters earlier - there is light from the gas station. But keep in mind that the terrain in this place is such that when the main tractor stops, it will block part of the passing lane with its body, which will surely scare off the drivers of heavy trucks. Also, after 2 km in the direction of travel there will be the village of V. Medveditsa in which the road is completely electrified, and there are positions

Federal highway M2 "Crimea" - federal highway Moscow - Tula - Oryol - Kursk - Belgorod - state border with Ukraine (with entrances to the historical and architectural complex "Odintsovo", Tula, Orel, Kursk, Belgorod).

The route is part of the European route E105. The length of the road is about 700 km.

Continuation of the route on the territory of Ukraine - highway M-20 to Kharkov and M-18 Kharkov - Yalta (the section from the Crimean border to Yalta is considered by the Crimean authorities as a regional road 35A-002).

Route

The M2 motorway begins at the intersection of the Varshavskoe highway and then passes through the territory of the Moscow region east of the cities of Shcherbinka, Podolsk, Klimovsk. Before crossing, the road has four lanes in each direction of traffic and is fully illuminated. On the bypass of Podolsk, the road has five lanes in each direction. Further, the route narrows to three lanes in each direction, is fully illuminated, bypasses Chekhov and Serpukhov near Moscow from the east. At the 83rd km, the road crosses and narrows to two lanes in each direction. In the Moscow region, on the highway, there is one traffic police post on the 100th km at the entrance to the bridge named after Podolsk cadets across the Oka River.
On this section of the road there is a duplicate road (the old Simferopol highway), passing to the west, through the mentioned cities. In them, on the address plates of houses and road signs, it appears as Simferopol highway.
Further, the highway goes through the territory of the Tula region and has lighting up to 156 km. The junction at km 155 intersects with the old exit M2. From here, the main path to Tula continues along the usual two-three-lane road. The highway bypasses Tula from the west and ends at the intersection with the P132 Ryazan - Tula - Kaluga highway in the area of \u200b\u200bthe settlements Pomogalova and Zhirovki.
After the junction with the highway, the road bypasses Tula from the west along a bypass road and crosses the P132 highway. Next, the route runs along the bypass from the western side of Shchyokin. The settlements near the border of the Tula region Plavsk and Chern have no bypass roads, and the M-2 highway passes through them.
Then the route goes through the territory of the Oryol region, bypassing the city of Mtsensk along the eastern bypass road. Before entering the administrative center of the region, there is a traffic police post equipped with a weighing platform. Further, the road bypasses Oryol from the eastern side. Most of the bypass around Oryol is limited to 60 km / h due to the nearby large factories and the train station. Here the track crosses the Oka again. Further, the route goes along the bypass from the western side of the village of Kromy. Near the village of Trosna, it contains a branch A142 / E 391 to Zheleznogorsk and Kalinovka (further to Kiev) and turns to the south. The village of Trosna does not have a bypass road.
Further, the route goes through the territory of the Kursk region, bypasses the city of Fatezh, bypassing the city of Kursk along a bypass road passing along the outskirts of the city, bypassing the city of Oboyan from the west.
Then the road goes through the territory of the Belgorod region in the southeast direction, east of the city of Stroitel, bypasses Belgorod along a bypass road from the west and then goes southwest through Streletskoye and ends as M2 on the state border with Ukraine.

Road history

The route of the road is based on the ancient Crimean tract. The section of the Moscow - Kharkov road was built in 1840-60. The road was completely reconstructed in 1946-50, receiving an asphalt concrete surface. The route Moscow - Kharkov - Simferopol in the Soviet era until the mid-1980s had number 4.
After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the road was divided into two parts, belonging to different jurisdictions. The Russian section of the road from Moscow to the border with Ukraine received its current name and number. The economic and strategic importance of the road has decreased, the traffic flow has decreased, which, among other things, influenced the pace of its further reconstruction. So, during the 2000s, a small (12 km) section was reconstructed from the 155 km junction to the intersection with the P132 highway, which was opened in the late 2000s. In March 2012, the authorities of the Tula region announced their intention to seek further construction and development of the highway.
In 2014, the highway from the border with the Moscow Region to the turn to Tula was almost completely repaired with lighting throughout the entire section. Also in 2014, the bypass of the city of Oryol was reconstructed with a fragmentary arrangement of additional lanes (at exits and junctions) and lighting on them. Also, traffic light control was arranged at some junctions.
At the end of 2015, a major overhaul of the 603-620 km section of the road was completed (Belgorod Region, junction to Rakitnoe - turn to Verkhopenye). The carriageway was expanded to 4 traffic lanes. A set of works was carried out to arrange roadside infrastructure.
In 2017, work began on the section from 83 km to 95 km. The road will be expanded to six lanes, with lighting arrangement. The repairs should be completed by November 2018, after which similar work will begin from the 95th km to the 108th km.